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1.

  When Paul's father passed away, Paul ______ the reigns of the family business.
               
    (A) took off  
(B) took away
    (C) took over  
    (D) took down  
               
2.   In his attempt to take incredible pictures of the river, the photographer ______ the bridge into the water below.
               
    (A) fell off  
(B) flew off
    (C) dripped off  
    (D) drifted off  
               
3.   Ah Meng ______ his dad when it comes to interests: cars, war games and cooking.
               
    (A) goes after  
(B) follows after
    (C) takes after  
    (D) trails after  
               
4.   Amazingly, no one was hurt in the ______ except for the shooter.
               
    (A) stand-off  
(B) shoot-out
    (C) meet-up  
    (D) face-off  
               
5.   " ______ for your rights, women !" said the suffragette to the growing crowd.
               
    (A) Stand under  
(B) Stand over
    (C) Stand in  
    (D) Stand up  
               
6.   Night guards caught Mr. Benson _____ his neighbor.
               
    (A) watching on  
    (B) spying on
    (C) eavesdropping on  
    (D) waiting on  
               
7.   "I've been framed. It's a ______ by the government !" the convict rambled on and on.
               
    (A) slip up  
    (B) shake up
    (C) cover up  
    (D) mix up  
         
8.   The private investigator ______ Mr. Goh's runaway daughter to a small village in Portugal.
         
    (A) tracked down  
    (B) looked down  
    (C) locked down  
    (D) searched down  
         
9.   Mona ______ her headlights then exited the car, not noticing that her right tyre had punctured.
         
    (A) turned away  
    (B) turned into  
    (C) turned about  
    (D) turned off  
         
10.   "I cannot ______ with this anymore," said Dave's mum when she saw the mess the house was in.
         
    (A) put in  
    (B) put up  
    (C) put off  
    (D) put out  
         

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